A high school teacher is using an unconventional method to connect with students during remote learning, sharing an anonymous question box to address their concerns and foster engagement. The cardboard box serves as a creative way to collect queries from students at a public school district, offering a sense of normalcy amid virtual classrooms. The approach highlights how educators are adapting to new challenges to maintain open communication with their classes. For those interested in innovative teaching strategies, this story offers insight into one teacher’s effort to bridge the gap between students and instruction.


Krystalyn Musselman holds a worn cardboard box up to the screen on our Zoom call. It’s the anonymous question box she relies on to field queries from high schoolers at Tecumseh Public Schools in ...